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UH Law and Center for Carbon Management in Energy Create Summer Fellowship Program

By Janet Miranda

A group of six law students and recent UH graduates participated in a six-week summer fellowship, where they researched various topics in energy law for the Center for Carbon Management in Energy.
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Professor of Subsea Engineering Recognized as Distinguished Member by Society of Petroleum Engineers

By Janet Miranda

The Society of Petroleum Engineers recently named Phaneendra Kondapi, a professor of subsea engineering, assistant dean of engineering programs at UH Katy and former director of Subsea Engineering, as a Distinguished Member.
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UH Announces Funding for Carbon Management Projects

By Janet Miranda

The Center for Carbon Management in Energy at the University of Houston has awarded $275,000 in research funding for projects focused on carbon management and the energy transition.
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Petroleum Engineering Alum Named As One Of TWA's Energy Influencers

By Stephen Greenwell

Dr. Pushpesh Sharma, a May 2019 graduate from the University of Houston's chemical engineering and petroleum engineering programs, has earned distinction for his work as a doctoral student and with the start-up Inveniam Asset Management by being named one of The Way Ahead's 2020 Energy Influencers.
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UH Team Places Second in 2020 Gulf Coast Section of AAPG’s Imperial Barrel Award Competition

By Jeannie Kever

Under the leadership of team captain Maddie Bishop, the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences’ Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) team placed second at the annual American Association of Petroleum Geologists IBA Competition for the Gulf Coast Section.
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Designing the Net Zero Future: Interdisciplinary UH Team Wins Change Happens! Home Design Competition

By Janet Miranda

Two interdisciplinary teams of UH students vied for the 1st place of the Change Happens! Energy Efficient Home Design competition.
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UH Chapter of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Wildcatters Win Special Award

By Sharinna Byrd

Officers of University of Houston’s chapter of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists were presented with the “Outstanding Domestic Student Chapter Award” at the AAPG 101st Annual Convention and Exhibition in Salt Lake City in May.
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UH Energy Launches the Energy Plant Operations Innovation Challenge

By Valeria Dominguez

Along the Gulf Coast, hundreds of chemical, petrochemical, refinery and power plants are operating. These plants were designed decades ago and face vulnerability to extreme weather conditions such as hurricanes and heavy rainfall.
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CCME Webinar Series: CCUS and EOR – Global Project Development by UH

Speaker: Dr. Ganesh Thakur

The UH CCME webinar series continues to expand awareness in the CCUS direction with a presentation by Dr. Ganesh Thakur on the active project he is leading in India. Dr. Thakur will also provide highlights on Permian Basin CO2 EOR efforts he managed for Chevron for 3 decades before joining the UH faculty in Petroleum Engineering.
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